nosebleed

[nohz-bleed]

noun

bleeding from the nose.

red trillium.

Origin of nosebleed

1400–50 as plant name; 1850–55 for def 1; late Middle English; see nose, bleed

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Historical Examples of nose-bleed

Guerrillas's like the nose-bleed—likely to come on you at any time.
Si Klegg, Book 5 (of 6)
John McElroy
For nose-bleed, place a wad of paper between the upper lip and the gum.
Current Superstitions
Various
And every time I gave my head a shake to get a good breath, my curls did get mixed up with the nose-bleed.
The Story of Opal
Opal Whiteley
Out jumped the doctor, out of his valise he took the bottle of nose-bleed medicine.
Jacko and Jumpo Kinkytail
Howard R. Garis
Already there were two bad cases of black eye, and one of nose-bleed, in the hospital.
The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. X (of X) - America - II, Index
Various

British Dictionary definitions for nose-bleed

nosebleed

noun

bleeding from the nose, as the result of injury, etcTechnical name: epistaxis

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Word Origin and History for nose-bleed

1848, from nose (n.) + bleed (n.).

nose-bleed in Medicine

nosebleed

[nōz′blēd′]

n.

A nasal hemorrhage; bleeding from the nose.